Friday, January 4, 2013

Formula to be Happy in this New Year

From Jan 1st onwards we start
wishing people “Happy New Year” - sometimes with feelings and sometimes without
feelings. But one thing is for sure that advertently or inadvertently we wish
others to be happy.

Wishing to be happy is commendable but
simply wishing and not endeavoring to achieve it will not bring any result. For
example, if a student wants to be a class topper then he needs to work for it
then only his dream would be accomplished. Simply wishful thinking will not
bring success to him. Similarly if we want to be happy then we will have to work
hard for it. But our endeavor should always be in the right direction. Being
happy is our natural instinct. As a soul we are ananda-mayo bhyasat – pleasure seeking.

So to be happy we will have to diligently
work for it by following the injunctions of the revealed scriptures. At the
most important moment of his life Arjuna completely lost his composure and was
in acute misery. Completely baffled he decided to seek guidance of his dear
friend Krishna. Krishna’s wisdom words helped him to triumph his emotional
turbulence thus transforming his life. He got spiritually enlivened and
completely re-charged for the inner and the outer battle. In the war he
successfully conquered the Kaurava’s mighty warriors and throughout his life he
lived happily by living as per the instructions of Krishna.

This is why at the end of Bhagavad – Gita
Arjuna says karisye vacanam tava – I
will do whatever you say (B.G. 18.73). Krishna’s teachings transformed Arjuna
completely. So if we are seriously thinking to make this New Year happy then we
need to seek Krishna’s advice. And then we can be 100% sure that this New Year
will be “Happy” for us.